11-27-2009, 03:20 PM
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Moderate your Moderation.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
Toyota had the option of winding the motors for whatever voltage they wanted, and they decided to go with higher voltages. In fact, they initially directly used battery voltage, then went to 500v and now 650v. I'm sure there's a good reason for it.
I think it would be easier to build a boost converter than to rewind a motor. But if you know how to rewind a motor, you can repair one with bad windings. Then replace the bearings and it is practically a new motor!
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I think it's just a matter of higher voltage requiring less amps to do the same work?
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